SecurityScorecard vs UpGuard
On the evidence we track, UpGuard leads this comparison with a composite score of 66/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for vendor risk management. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
SecurityScorecard
A platform that combines automated monitoring, questionnaire management, and threat intelligence to help organizations assess and manage security risks from their vendors throughout the supply chain.
UpGuard
LeaderA unified platform that combines vendor risk assessment, breach detection, attack surface monitoring, and workforce security to help organizations reduce cyber risk and maintain compliance.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
SecurityScorecard
Free tier available; paid tiers available on quote based on number of monitored organizations
- Free ForeverFree
- Security rating for own domain
- Digital footprint management
- Issue remediation prioritization
- Self-monitoring dashboard
- Technical support
- WatchContact sales
- Security ratings scorecard
- Pre-built workflow integrations
- Vendor intake process
- AssessContact sales
- Security rating scorecard
- Questionnaire management
- Vendor management
- Vendor intake
- Vendor tiering
- +4 more
- SecureContact sales
- Continuous monitoring
- Unlimited partial monitoring
- Workflow builder
UpGuard
LeaderFrom $1,750/month (Standard, billed annually). Professional, Corporate, and Enterprise+ by contact. 14-day free trial, no credit card required.
- Standard$1,750/month (billed annually) for 50 vendor slots; $79/month for additional vendors
- Monitor 50 vendors
- Vendor Security Ratings
- Assessment & Remediation Workflows
- Security Questionnaires
- Continuous vendor monitoring
- +13 more
- ProfessionalContact sales
- All Standard features
- Monitor 150 vendors
- 10 Vendor Snapshots
- Role-Based Accounts
- Custom Co-Branding
- +1 more
- CorporateContact sales
- All Professional features
- Monitor 500 vendors
- Fourth Party monitoring
- Audit Log
- Enterprise+Contact sales
- All Corporate features
- Monitor unlimited vendors
- Unlimited Vendor Snapshots
- Unlimited Platform Users
- Multi-Org Accounts
- +2 more
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
- CrowdStrike
- ServiceNow
SecurityScorecard
- Archer
- OneTrust
- ProcessUnity
UpGuard
Leader- Jira
- Freshservice
- Zendesk
- HaloPSA
- Slack
- Microsoft Teams
- Mattermost
- AWS
- Microsoft Azure
- Google Cloud
- Cloudflare
- Splunk
- Datadog
- Dynatrace
- Elastic
- Okta
- Zscaler
- Carbon Black
- Rapid7 InsightVM
- Zapier
- Google Sheets
- Google Docs
- Trello
SecurityScorecard or UpGuard: which one depends on you
A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.
Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.